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Dutch
Etymology
First attested as merkelbeke in 1283. Compound of an unclear first element and beek (“brook, stream”). The first element has been interpreted as Old Dutch Markilo (a personal name), a compound of mark (“demarcated area, unorganised communal land”) and lo (“light forest”) (compare Markelo), and as a hydronym *Markilo (derived from mark (“border”)).
See also Limburgish Merkelbek.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɛr.kəlˌbeːk/
- Hyphenation: Mer‧kel‧beek
Proper noun
Merkelbeek n
- A village and former municipality of Beekdaelen, Limburg, Netherlands
Derived terms
References
- van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN